Question · asked by 1 review

The introduction of nursing assistive personnel (NAP) to the hospital workforce vs usual staffing: Costs

Population
patients admitted to a cardiovascular surgery/urology/ophthalmology unit, a kidney transplant/plastic surgery unit, an oncology unit, or an orthopaedic surgery unit
Intervention
The introduction of nursing assistive personnel (NAP) to the hospital workforce
Comparison
usual staffing
Outcome
Costs

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
The introduction of nursing assistive personnel (NAP) to the hospital workforce vs usual staffing
Costs · patients admitted to a cardiovascular surgery/urology/ophthalmology unit, a kidney transplant/plastic surgery unit, an…
Hospital nurse‐staffing models and patient‐ and staff‐related outcomes (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted6769 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Hospital nurse‐staffing models and patient‐ and staff‐related outcomes
2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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